Gowns., 01/01/1930-01/20/1961

File — Box: 12, Folder: 77

Identifier: 78281

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Professional and personal photographs of Clare Boothe Luce with family and friends throughout her life. Included are photos of from childhood; as wife of millionaire George Brokaw, managing editor at Vanity Fair; and as the wife of American publisher, Henry Robinson Luce. Notable are her campaign photographs of 1942 when she ran for a seat in Congress.

Dates

01/01/1930-01/20/1961

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Series: 7.0 Cubic Feet (16 document cases)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

2 photographs taken by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art of two designer outfits worn by Clare Boothe Luce. The first is a fencing outfit she wore while a student at the New York Fencing Club in the early 1930s, the second is an original gown she wore to the Inaugural Ball of President John F. Kenneday on 1/20/1961.